Show Governments Government's Statement of Facts Accompanied by Elaborate rate Arguments WASHINGTON W Oct 21 Thc 1 The govern governments government's ment's ments brief in the so-c so called so-called lcd Panama libel suit of the United States against tho Press Pres Publishing company compan of or NewYork Now New York was filed today toda In n the court courtot of ot the United States It I was was argued by Attorney General James M. M Reynolds and Stuart It I not only contained d da a statement of or facts but an argument i ion on the tho support of Its Is position that the 1 Indictment against the Press Publishing company should not have been quashed the governments government's In effect sa says s 's brief tho published article artcle charges that Charles P. P Taft Douglas Dongas Robinson and andI I William Wliam Nelson Cromwell Cromwel with wih J. J Pier pont Morgan Moran and others acting through an American syndicate obtained of the securities o of the French compa company which owned the Panama canal route roule and its properties for the approximate sum of Ald Aided d by the intimacy which heh the they enjoyed with Theodore Roosevelt Roose velt then president of the United States and law brother In of Douglas Robinson and II n. Taft then secretary of oC war and brother o of Charles P P. Taft and and b by the operation co-operation co of or these officials with them they wore ore enabled to effect the sale salo of oC the Panama canal to the United States Stales for and reap a profit of ot SOl some 36 6 which nc was vas divided as charged among amo government favorites in the world orld of df politics and finance The fhe substantial question Queston which the government pays a s 's Is before the court was set out in lh the brief as beIn being whether hether or not the United States courts d Jurisdiction Jur jur- to punish h a corporation which printed in the te city o of New Ne York a newspaper news paper a a libel criminal under the laws Jaws of th the state of New York and circulated copes of ot the same within tho federal feder l territory of West Vest Point The governments government's claim is based upon an an act o of congress of 1898 which the th government urges operates to transfer the state law aw to federal territory for the Ull purpose of punishing acts committed there which if IC performed outside e and in the Jurisdiction tion of the state would be amenable to toUs Its Us ton laws In the tho governments government's brief it is argued that it I is Js not only the richt but the duty of or eon congress ress so to legislate concerning concern concern- In ing the territory under its s exclusive jurisdiction jur jur- a as to preserve c peace and good order therein Because one may be b punished for 01 issuing ssu- ssu ing a libel Ubel in New Kew York is no reason reson sa says s the government t brief for for allow alow In Ing him to to go free of or all an punishment for circulating 0 it at West Vest Point The Tho people in the thE latter place arc aro entitled to protection The inconvenience to accused of oC being be- be ing subject to prosecutions in sundry places where their alleged libels are cir circulated cr- cr was as met with the tha argument that tho inconvenience which may be suffered suffered suf suf- b by criminals has ha not been regarded as adequate reason reson for permit permitting ting them to operate without restraint The suggestion that the tho offense charged could be- be be punished h New York state courts and therefore was as not intended to bo Included in the act of or brought forth the argument from tho government that the state of or New York canot punIsh punish pun pun- ish an offense committed at a West AVest Point against the United States |